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   indelible

   /ɪnˈdɛlɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of ink or a pen) making marks that cannot be removed: "an indelible marker pen"
   • ▪ not able to be forgotten: "the story made an indelible impression on me"

   Word Origin late 15th century (as indeleble): from French, or from Latin indelebilis, from in- ‘not’ + delebilis (from delere ‘efface, delete’). The ending was altered under the influence of -ible.

   Derivatives

   • 1. indelibility noun

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